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Just Breathe
Relationships

By Neda Najibi
April 2001
The Iranian

Sonya and Darius - Part 2

Sonya's ex-husband blamed her for the beatings she received. That same evening he tied her ankles with a telephone cord and then tied her hands and took her to the closet and attempted to hang her from the closet rod. He stood watching while her body then dropped to the floor forty-five minutes later. The voice in her head was screaming horrible words but she was afraid to voice them.

I related to what Sonya had been through and realized that I had a poignant poem about abuse, which I will share.

Because of Me

If anyone is out there looking for me
Here I am
If anyone can hear my cry
Here I am
If anyone can help me
Here I am
In the corner of my bedroom
I tightly squeeze my knees
Not even letting go
To wipe the tears from my cheeks
He takes his belt
He buckles it in place
Before he leaves, he says to me,
"You deserved it!
You know you did!"

As you will notice each one of the women in Just Breathe, and women in general, have a tendency of reflecting on past relationships. It's not a bad thing; actually it's very good when used as a guidance. It becomes a bad thing if it prevents her from pursuing a relationship or interfers in a current one. If so, she must seek a counselor or therapist.

Sonya enjoyed her dinner with Darius very much. The very next day Darius called and asked her to go shopping with him. They went to the Beverly Center and ended up on Rodeo Drive. Darius secretly bought two items for Sonya and told her they were for her but wouldn't tell her what they were. This was just driving her crazy.

Sonya went home that evening to find that an audition script was on her doorstep. She was overjoyed and practiced her lines with Darius. He was very impressed with her acting ability.

They moved too quickly but they figured they had given birth to a relationship.

Sonya's auditions were consuming her and they were apart for days at a time. This time apart will teach them to better understand the things they want and how VALUABLE time is and how WRONG it is to waste it.

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